by Carrie Kuba | Oct 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
This life I lead the friends I choose we are all on a journey and limp confused. With authority, we pomp opinions, really. My life gives it authenticity. As yours does to you. Our collective voices. What to do? When it clashes. I take your hand, I link my arm in...
by Carrie Kuba | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
That video. No warning. Triggers for so many, many women and girls. Her legs flailing. Her head snaps back. The legs of the chair off the ground. His arm. That body lifter arm. Around her neck. Terror. Sheer terror. And then her voice. The cry of a child wails and...
by Carrie Kuba | Oct 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Admittedly, I never knew there was a difference. How could I? Like so many things in life, we do not become knowledgeable until it becomes relevant. I have seen service dogs around the community, and I knew that these dogs are working and not to be acknowledged or...
by Carrie Kuba | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I sat across the table from her. It was a gorgeous summer evening, and yet, the air was heavy. She was not her usual upbeat self, in fact, the deep grief was palpable. She had called me asking if I could meet last minute. I knew, from previous conversations, that this...
by Carrie Kuba | Sep 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
This past weekend, my husband and I instilled something radical into our family life. We reclaimed Sundays. My childhood reflects a time when retail businesses were closed on Sundays. Need a quart of milk? Well, then, wait until Monday my friend. I grew up in the part...
by Carrie Kuba | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow, I am missing out on an event I had been looking forward to attending for MONTHS. My mom’s non-profit, Wellspring, is hosting an intimate one day retreat led by Eugene Peterson. Eugene Peterson is a favorite author – one whose writing has...
